Manipur govt. Enhances reward for Mary Kom Manipur government has increased the cash reward of London Olympics bronze-winning boxer Mary Kom from Rs 50 lakhs to Rs 75 lakhs besides promoting her to the rank of Superintendent of Police (Sports).

Nobbs vows to carry on as India`s hockey coachIndia`s chief hockey coach Michael Nobbs Tuesday vowed to carry on even as he prepares a stinging report on the eight-time Olympic champions worst ever finish in the Olympics at the 2012 London Games.

Olympics 2012: Yogeshwar`s village accords him hero`s welcome Nondescript Bhainswal Kalan village in Haryana`s Sonepat district came alive with bursting of firecrackers, beating of drums, and dance by its womenfolk to welcome son-of-the-soil Yogeshwar Dutt, who reached home wee hours today from London after winning an Olympic bronze

London Olympics setback has motivated boxers: SandhuFar from demoralising them, the failure to fetch a medal at the London Olympics has motivated Indian male boxers to improve their performance, insisted national coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu after returning to the country on Tuesday

London Olympics: After wrestlers, Mary Kom gets frenzied receptionM.C. Mary Kom, the first Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal, was Tuesday morning accorded a rousing reception on arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, close on the heels of a warm welcome for wrestling stars Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt.

I got confused in the semifinal bout: Mary KomShe is over the moon after becoming the first Indian woman boxer to clinch an Olympic medal but bronze is not the colour for M C Mary Kom, who feels she could have finished higher on the podium had it not been for the "confusion" that gripped her during the semifinals.

Sushil, Yogeshwar return home to hero`s welcomeIndia`s Olympic medal winning wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt returned home late Monday night to a hero`s welcome as hordes of supporters, including young grapplers from nearby akhadas, turned up at the international airport making it a carnival like atmosphere.